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Human Development Report 2002: deepening democracy in a fragmented world
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Sustainable development: mapping different approaches
TL;DR: In this paper, a classification and mapping of different trends of thought on sustainable development, their political and policy frameworks and their attitudes towards change and means of change is presented, focusing on sustainable livelihoods and well-being rather than well-having.
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies and programmes to reduce the harm caused by alcohol
TL;DR: School-based education does not reduce alcohol-related harm, although public information and education-type programmes have a role in providing information and in increasing attention and acceptance of alcohol on political and public agendas.
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The Staircase to Terrorism: A Psychological Exploration.
TL;DR: The author conceptualizes the terrorist act as the final step on a narrowing staircase, where the vast majority of people remain on the ground floor, but some individuals climb up and are eventually recruited into terrorist organizations.
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Why the Move to Free Trade? Democracy and Trade Policy in the Developing Countries
Helen V. Milner,Keiko Kubota +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that these two trends are related: democratization of the political system reduces the ability of governments to use trade barriers as a strategy for building political support, and that the liberalization of trade policy in many developing countries has helped foster the growth of these flows.
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Tribe or Nation?: Nation Building and Public Goods in Kenya versus Tanzania
TL;DR: This paper examined how government policies affect ethnic relations by comparing outcomes across two nearby districts, one in Kenya and one in Tanzania, using colonial-era boundary placement as a "natural experiment".